The MTech in Machine Intelligence & Data Science (MINDS) is a flagship educational programme for the Yardi ScAI at IIT Delhi, and started in July 2022. The MINDS curriculum includes graduate-level courses in core AI technologies like deep learning and data science, application-oriented courses like computer vision and natural language processing, and also fundamental courses on mathematics underlying modern AI technologies. The students who join the MINDS program will have to complete a set of core courses, bridge core courses, program electives, and a project. These courses could be from course buckets such as mathematics, learning, data science, and applications.
Admission Process
In the first stage, the candidates are short listed based on pre-approved shortlisting criteria set by the School. Note that shortlisting criteria of the school is more stringent than the minimum shortlisting criteria set by the institute. For more information, please refer to a previous shortlisting criteria . The criteria may change semester to semester but can give you a broad idea about the expectations. Four Year B.Tech. / B.E. Degree (first class) or any equivalent degree (e.g., B.S. from a foreign university, and M.Sc., MCA, or other Master’s degrees done as part of a 3+2 model) from any Engineering or Science discipline. A valid GATE score would be needed where such a requirement is not waived, such as students from an IIT with a CGPA exceeding a threshold. Strong interest and background in computational mathematics and programming are preferred.
In the second stage, the shortlisted candidates are invited to appear for an in-person written test. The written test will be conducted at several locations (to be confirmed) in the country, on 11th May 2025 (tentatively from 1 pm to 4 pm). Shortlisted participants will be asked to give their preferences in one of these centres for giving their exam. Though we will do our best to accommodate the candidate preferences, in case we run out of spots at a specific location, the candidate may be required to travel to Delhi to take the test. During the exam, candidates must produce an original Government ID card such as AADHAAR, VOTERS ID, PAN CARD, DRIVING LICENCE, etc. for identification purposes. The written test has four sections: (a) General Aptitude, (b) Maths and Stats, (c) Data Structure and Algorithm and Programming, and (d) Machine Learning. The syllabus for the written exam can be found here. The final offers for admission via GATE exam mode will be based on the GATE Score and performance in the written test having a 70:30 weightage ratio. Whereas the offers for the direct admission mode, e.g., IIT Graduates will be based on the CGPA and performance in the written test having a 70:30 weightage ratio.
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If a student has any further queries, please write to office[AT]scai.iitd.ac.in for any clarification.
Course Structure
Every MINDS candidate at IIT Delhi has to complete a minimum of 50 credits of coursework, where they will have to complete a set of 4 core courses (12 credits) + 1 Bridge core course (4 credits). Within Program Elective courses, they will have to register for at least one 3+ credit course from each of the four buckets of mathematics, learning, data science, and applications. Please refer to IIT Delhi course of studies for further details.